| DJ - The force you mention is the force pushing the pads together, determined by how hard the lever is squeezed - the harder you squeeze the quicker you slow down ( as Shazaam states ) The rate at which you slow would still be the same for a given lever pressure no matter what the size of pad/disc area. A small pad/disc area would just get very hot quickly and the brakes would fade.
My head hurts now! |